New York Islanders at Carolina Hurricanes, NHL forecast
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Win probability
Starts from the pregame forecast, then moves with every score and the time left. Above the line favors CAR; hover for each play.
Game center
From the ESPN box score.
Top performers
Islanders- Kyle PalmieriGoals1
- Casey CizikasAssists1
- Kyle PalmieriPoints1
Hurricanes- Seth JarvisGoals1
- Seth JarvisAssists2
- Seth JarvisPoints3
Scoring summary
- P319:04Jake Guentzel Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Sebastian Aho (1), Andrei Svechnikov (2)3–5
- P317:54Jordan Martinook Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Jack Drury (2)3–4
- P317:45Sebastian Aho Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Andrei Svechnikov (1), Seth Jarvis (2)3–3
- P310:43Seth Jarvis Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Jordan Staal (1), Brady Skjei (3)3–2
- P213:01Teuvo Teravainen Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Jake Guentzel (1), Seth Jarvis (1)3–1
- P23:54Anders Lee Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Jean-Gabriel Pageau (1), Pierre Engvall (1)3–0
- P119:45Bo Horvat Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Mathew Barzal (1), Casey Cizikas (1)2–0
- P116:22Kyle Palmieri Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Mike Reilly (1), Brock Nelson (1)1–0
Turning points
The 5 plays that swung the win chance most, each judged at its own moment: the chance with the score just before it against just after.
- P116:22Kyle Palmieri Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Mike Reilly (1), Brock Nelson (1)NYI 1 – 0 CAR · NYI 44% → 61% +17NYI 44% → 61%+17 pts
- P119:45Bo Horvat Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Mathew Barzal (1), Casey Cizikas (1)NYI 2 – 0 CAR · NYI 62% → 77% +15NYI 62% → 77%+15 pts
- P310:43Seth Jarvis Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Jordan Staal (1), Brady Skjei (3)NYI 3 – 2 CAR · CAR 4% → 20% +16CAR 4% → 20%+16 pts
- P317:45Sebastian Aho Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Andrei Svechnikov (1), Seth Jarvis (2)NYI 3 – 3 CAR · CAR 3% → 51% +48CAR 3% → 51%+48 pts
- P317:54Jordan Martinook Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Jack Drury (2)NYI 3 – 4 CAR · CAR 51% → 98% +46CAR 51% → 98%+46 pts
The pick
Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point.
Hurricanes 57%
Forecast Elo ratings alone
How often that comes true: NHL favorites the forecast gave 55–60% have won 56.4% of 1,035 graded games.
- Market
- No line yet
- Pre-line forecast
- CAR 57%
- Elo + market-implied
- Elo ratings
- CAR 66%
- Fair odds
- CAR -135
- NYI +135 · the forecast as odds, no margin
- Pregame projection
- NYI 2.9 – 3.3 CAR
- Margin from the forecast, total from team scoring ratings
How the number is built
Elo inputs in rating points (higher favors that team; 25–28 Elo is about a point of spread in football and basketball), then how the pieces combine.
| Factor | NYI | CAR | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team rating | 1487 | 1565 | Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average |
| Home field | — | +35 | Worth 35 Elo in the NHL |
| Starting goalies | +11 | +16 | NYI: Semyon Varlamov: team allows 0.28 fewer goals than with its usual starter (≈22 weighted starts) · CAR: Frederik Andersen: team allows 0.40 fewer goals than with its usual starter (≈15 weighted starts) |
| Elo ratings | CAR +118 Elo | CAR 66.3% | |
| Market-implied ratings | CAR 55.0% | Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context | |
| Pre-line forecast | CAR 57.4% | 20% Elo, 80% market-implied (log-odds blend) | |
Tale of the tape
This season coming into the game, regular season, each number with its league rank (the longer the bar, the higher). Home and road: the host's record at home against the visitor's on the road. Overtime and shootout losses count as losses in these records. Shot share is a team's share of the shots on goal in its games. PDO adds shooting and save percentages: far from 100 tends to even out.
| NYI | Stat | CAR |
|---|---|---|
| 22nd of 313.0 | Goals scored | 3.49th of 31 |
| 21st of 313.3 | Goals allowed | 2.74th of 31 |
| 21st of 31−0.3 | Margin | +0.74th of 31 |
| 23rd of 3147.7% | Shot share | 56.5%1st of 31 |
| 8th of 3191.0% | Save percentage | 90.4%14th of 31 |
| 1st of 318–2 | Last 10 | 7–34th of 31 |
| 23rd of 3117–23 | Road vs home | 26–146th of 31 |
Rating history
Each team's Elo over the last two seasons. Hover or drag to compare on any date.
Recent form
Last five results, and whether the forecast hit.
Head to head
NYI 2–3 CAR in their last 5 meetings; the forecast called 1 of 5.